Your Questions About What Is Customized

David asks…What is known about the development of customized polymers?Joe answers:The first polymer to be developed other than cellulose is Bakelite. This is a reaction of phenol to formaldehyde by a german chemist in the early 20th century. Oddly enough one of it's first uses was the handle on german machine guns. It was also used a an insulator on power lines and telephone devices. All polymers are typically developed to produce specific physical and chemical properties. This is done

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